Self-efficacy and job satisfaction: the moderating effect of abusive supervision

Abstract

Self-efficacy is the internal belief of a person to do any type of task unless people do not give a try to do a task. To achieve any goal self-belief is playing a major function to set goals, expectations and get output. Self-efficacy leads to the job satisfaction of employees. The major purpose of this study is to give an insight to the higher education institutes of Pakistan to identify the impact of abusive behavior as a moderator with respect to self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Result showed that leaders abusive behavior moderates the relationship between self-efficacy and job satisfaction of employees such that positive relationship between selfefficacy and job satisfaction is weaker with the moderation of abusive supervision.